Horseshoe.



No. 768,237. PATENTED AUG. 23, 1904.

' R. B. PRICE.

HORSESHOE.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAYMOND PRICE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HORSEZSHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,237, dat A gust 23,1904;. Application filed February 20, 1904. Serial No. 194,524- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown thatI, RAYMOND BEACH PRICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois,have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

The present invention has reference to that class of horseshoes commonlyknown as cushioned or elastic horseshoes; and the object of theinventionis more particularly to provide improved means for holding thepads or elastic portions of the shoe in place within the metal framewhereof the body of the shoe is composed.

The invention consists in the features of 'imvprovement hereinafterdescribed, illustrated A designates the metal body ofthe shoe."

In the preferred form of the invention the body A is provided withelastic heel-pads B and as well also with a toe-pad C, although the useof both of such pads is not essential to my invention: The body A of theshoe is formed at its heel-terminals with laterallyexpanded chambers ato receive the heel-pads B, and that part of the shoe-body A in front ofthe pads B is formed witha curved channel a, adapted to receive thecorrespondinglycurved front or toe pad C.

By reference to the drawings it will be seen that in each pad B areembedded the expanded headsd of the rivets D, these rivetheads d beingembedded in the rubber of which the pad B is molded. The inner face ofthe pad B z'. a, the face that sits within the terminal casing of the'shoebodyhas 5 connected thereto, preferably in the vulcanlayers ofheavy cloth, such as frictioned duck or the like. This lining E mayextend over the entire inner surface ofv the pad B or, as shown in thedrawings, may be somewhat narrower than the pad .B. I prefer that thelining E should be narrower than the pad B, because Where the corners ofthe pad B are of rubber and not lined they sit more snugly within thecorners of the terminal casing a. By preference the lining-strip Eextends forwardly, as at 0, beyond the forward end of the pad B, andthis extended portion 0 is intended to lie beneath the front or toc padC if such front or toe pad be employed.

When the heel-pads B are to be set in position for use, one pad will beplaced within each terminal casing a of the shoe, the shanks I) of therivets being passed through the holes a of the shoe-body. An awl or likepointed instrument will then be forced through the body of the pad B andagainst the center of one of the rivet-heads cl, and the shank of therivet D will then be upset by means of a hammer or other convenienttool. The rivet or rivets of each pad will thus be secured to the bodyof the shoe, and when the awl or like pointed instrument is withdrawn itwill be foundv that the resiliency of the rubber of the pad closes thehole made by the awl, so that there is no danger of access of water tothe Those familiar with this heads of the rivets. class of devices willreadily appreciate the advantage of guarding the heads of the rivetsfrom water, as it is found in practice that where water is admitted toany metal part embedded in the rubber there is danger of the rubber atsuch point becoming rotten and worn. When the heel -pads B are securedwithin their terminal casings by means of the rivets D, they will beheld in such position against all danger of being torn therefrom by thesevere usage to which shoes of this character are subjected.

In order to materially maintain the pads B in, the terminal casingscr, Iprefer to bend inward the walls of the casings, as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, thereby causing these walls to grip the body of the rubberwhereof the pads B are formed. Inasmuch as the liningstrips E give adegree of rigidity to the inner portions of the pads B, these strips,made of sufficiently heavy material, will also materially cooperate withthe inclined walls of the casings a in preventing the withdrawal of thepads from the casings.

In order to retain the toe or body pad 0 in position within the channela of the shoe, I prefer to embed in the inner face portion of the pad Csuitable rivets F, having expanded heads f, the shanks of these rivetsbeing adapted to pass through correspondingly-located holes a in thebody portion of the shoe. Preferably the inner face of the pad C will beprovided With a lining C, that may consist of one or several layers ofsuitable fabricsuch, for example, as frictioned duck, or any othersuitable material may be employed for this lining. Preferably theliningC extends over the entire inner face of the pad G from end to endthereof, and this lining when thus made performs a double function, viz:that part of the lining that extends over the heads of the rivets Fserves to more effectively unite the rivets to the pad, and the liningfurther serves to give a degree of rigidity to the inner portion of thepad C, so that when the pad has been placed Within the channel a of theshoe and the side walls of the channel have been pressed inward, asshown more particularly in Figs. 4. and 5 of the drawings, the lining Cmaterially aids in preventing the withdrawal of the padC from thechannel. Obviously, however, it is not essential that the same liningshould extend across the heads of the rivet-s F and around the front ofthe pad, although this is regarded as the preferable construction. WVhen the pad C is first placed within the channel a of the shoe, the sideWalls of this channel will be approximately parallel or even slightlyflaring in outward direction; but after the pad C has been placed inposition within the channel a the walls of the channel will be pressedtoward each other, so as to cause them to more effectively retain thepad 0 in place. The

rivets F having been passed through the corresponding holes in the bodyA of the shoe will have their ends upset in the same malt nor as theends of the rivets l) are upset that is to say, a pointed instrumentwill be forced through the rubber of the pad C and will bear against thehead of each rivet l dur ing the upsetting operation.

\V hie l have described what I regard as the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it will be readily understood that the precise details ofconstruction may be modiiied and that features of the invention may beemployed without its adoption as an entirety.

Having described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A cushion-pad for horseshoes formed of rubber provided upon its innerface with a lining-strip narrower than the body of the pad, the rubberof said pad thus extending at each side of the lining-strip, and anattachingrivet, the head whereof is embedded in the pad beneath thelining-strip and the shank whereof projects through said lining-strip.

2. A cushion-pad for horseshoes formed of a thick body of rubberprovided upon its inner face with a lining and having anattaching-rivet, the head whereof is emlaalded in the inner face of thepad and the shank whereof projects through said lining-strip, the thickbody of the rubber between the 11 ad of said rivet and the outer face ofthe pad being imperforate whereby access of water, sand, &c., to thehead of the rivet is prevented.

A horseshoe comprising a metal body provided with heel-terminalcasii'igs and thick rubber pads within said casings, said pads havingfabric linings and having rivets with heads embedded in the inner facesof the pads, the shanks of said rivets extending through the tops ofsaid terminal casings and being upset to retain the pads in position,the thick bodies of the pads opposite the heads of the rivets beingsubstantially imperlorate

